(byte-compile-dest-file): New variable. (byte-compile-file): Bind that var, early on. (byte-compile-dynamic): New variable. (byte-compile-dynamic-docstrings): New variable. (byte-compile-close-variables): Bind byte-compile-dynamic, byte-compile-dynamic-docstrings, and byte-compiler-compatibility. (byte-compile-file): Call normal-mode, not set-auto-mode. (byte-compile-output-docform): New arguments PREFACE, NAME, SPECINDEX, QUOTED. Callers changed. Output doc strings as references to the .elc file itself, using #@ and #$ constructs. (byte-compile-output-as-comment): New function. (byte-compile-insert-header): Don't save-excursion. Insert at point, and move point. Insert extra newline at end. (byte-compile-from-buffer): Insert the header before compilation.